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I'm not sure if Pierre needs votes from Quebec to win. He would have most of Ontario and then every province west until BC.I would be interested to see polling on, of all the bones that PP could throw Quebec, where enhanced rail sits. Given what has been done to Exo in recent years, the demise of the Charlevoix train, the failure to fund acquisition of the RDCs for Gaspé, and how much of the province is getting by without any daily service, I doubt it ranks as highly as some folk on this forum would like to tell themselves. I think “smaller federal government which doesn’t get in the Assembly’s way” is the more likely promise.
I would be interested to see polling on, of all the bones that PP could throw Quebec, where enhanced rail sits. Given what has been done to Exo in recent years, the demise of the Charlevoix train, the failure to fund acquisition of the RDCs for Gaspé, and how much of the province is getting by without any daily service, I doubt it ranks as highly as some folk on this forum would like to tell themselves. I think “smaller federal government which doesn’t get in the Assembly’s way” is the more likely promise.
A common enemy. Ideally dissatisfaction with infrastructure or transportation, but immigrants are more likely.The reality is, I have never seen Canada so fractured. Divisive politics has caused this.The last time it was this bad,we built the transcontinental railway. I doubt anything railway related would be enough. What would be enough?? That is for a different thread.
Honestly, I doubt that would even be it.A common enemy. Ideally dissatisfaction with infrastructure or transportation, but immigrants are more likely.
The future of Gaspe service is in the hands of the railway landlord and, it seems the Quebec government who are funding its restoration. At least there is freight revenue to support operating costs.Having said that, the Gaspe is supposed to return in the next 2 years, which is likely before their provincial election. The Charlevoix train just stopped operations in 2024. Maybe having Via run it from the Quebec station would be enough. Giving money to return EXO service could also be something the future government could do.
The future of Gaspe service is in the hands of the railway landlord and, it seems the Quebec government who are funding its restoration. At least there is freight revenue to support operating costs.
I am not going down that rabbit hole here.Charlevoix was a tourist train, not a passenger service. Should VIA takeover RMR and the Algoma Canyon trains as well? Neither of them ever were passenger routes serving the travelling public or enroute communities.
I wasn't even aware, and I am surprised to learn, that the PQ is ahead in the polls. That doesn't bring me comfort given the vibes I get while in Quebec. It's not that I get the feeling that there is a majority in support of separation. But there's a growing divide between the two Canadas on various issues, and if there starts to be socially-conservative vibes and religion emanating from the federal government, I think support could quickly change. We've seen before how quickly Quebec polling can swing.We should be careful about reading too much into the rise of the PQ government in the polls as any endorsement of any referendum. The PQ may just be in the lead by default as voters seem to be turned off by Francois Legault.
No, of course not. But the PQ are committed to it. And I don't trust all the federal parties to have the stoicism and pragmatism to avoid a loss.So I wouldn’t say a referendum is some foregone conclusion.
Late last year, the federal government requested an extension on bids to build the rail corridor in a move that could push back selection of a private partner by several months beyond the initial deadline near the end of 2024.
The holdup marks a minor setback to a project slated to span more than a decade. But while some observers worry the postponed proposal bodes ill for the pricey enterprise, others fret the whole undertaking could be thrown into limbo with a potential change in government around the corner following the prime minister’s planned resignation.
Nonetheless, the turmoil in senior Liberal ranks as cabinet ministers gear up for possible leadership runs under the eye of a lame duck Prime Minister could knock the bidder selection timeline off-kilter.
“This has to go to cabinet,” Barrieau said. “There’s a lot of people that have to sign off.”
The office of Transport Minister Anita Anand — among the potential contenders for the top Liberal spot — said extensions are “standard,” with the possibility included in the request for proposals.
“No contract has been awarded to a consortium for the rail project on the Quebec-Toronto corridor. I look forward to sharing more when the time comes,” Anand said in an emailed statement.
At this point we are a complete joke. All talk and nothing to show for (except producing another study; "we want a HSR but we're too cheap to put out the money.")
Say it with me everyone! HFR should be a provincial project! The federal government is genuinely useless in most respects at this point.Looks like it's back to another HSR Study. The current one is most likely going to dither and disappear:
https://www.thestar.com/business/de...cle_49949f6a-4d1d-5759-9ab1-10ea219ae631.html
At this point we are a complete joke. All talk and nothing to show for (except producing another study; "we want a HSR but we're too cheap to put out the money.")
You may want to take a closer look at CAHSR as the (to the best of my knowledge) only HSR project worldwide pursued at a sub-federal level…Say it with me everyone! HFR should be a provincial project! The federal government is genuinely useless in most respects at this point.
Agreed. Quebec shot themselves in the foot by allowing the REM to take up all the real estate in the tunnel going under Mount Royale.Say it with me everyone! HFR should be a provincial project! The federal government is genuinely useless in most respects at this point.
Pierre Barrieau, who teaches transportation and urban planning at the University of Montreal, says the competing proposals lay out complex plans that demand thorough analysis and that months-long delays for the megaproject should come as no surprise.
“The three bids are not bidding on the same thing, basically. One might have said, ‘I’m building a tunnel here,’ another one is doing a bypass there,” Barrieau said. “One might be saying 250 kilometres per hour, another one might be saying 375.”
“It’s really hard to compare a Hyundai Tucson with a Porsche,” said Barrieau, adding these kinds of delays, while unwelcome, are par for the course with this scale of project.
